Phelps v. Horner

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• describing claims of malicious prosecution and abuse of process under Virginia law
• “[T]he Fourth Circuit requires federal courts applying Virginia [TIED] law to apply laxer standards of pleading than Virginia requires in its own state 19 courts”
• the second element of an abuse of process claim “requires an act other than initiation of process that sets the coercive power of the judiciary into play against a person.”
• setting out elements of a defamation claim under Virginia law
• explaining the evolution of this case law
• explaining the Fourth Circuit’s ruling

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).